CHRISTINE DITARANTI 2020 Architecture Portfolio
Christine DiTaranti Passionate about the intricate processes behind designing space, I approach architecture with a detail-oriented mind. I believe that rational, thoughtful designs have the greatest power to impact people positively. I am particularly interested in civic architecture and contextual design, focusing on community integration and connecting buildings within the urban fabric.
christine.ditaranti@jefferson.edu 973.768.8807
CONTENTS academic work
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02
03
Interweaving Dwelling
Bridging Movement
Progressive Perception
Mixed-Use Residential Building
Transit Institute of Archaeology and Technology
Redwood Forest Dwelling
04
05
06
Eco-Integration
Urban Revitalization
Sharswood Eco-Office
Environmental Education Center
Transit Hub and Public Space
Schematic Net Positive Office Building
professional work
01
02
Dattner Architects
WRT
May-August 2017, 2018 New York, NY
May-December 2019 Philadelphia, PA
01 INTERWEAVING DWELLING + URBAN EXPERIENCE MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL BUILDING Center City, Philadelphia, PA | Spring 2019
Located
in
the
Rittenhouse
Philadelphia,
this
project
is
District a
of
mixed-use
residential building focused on interweaving the complexity of city life with the intimacy of dwelling. The urban experience is typically busy and has many points of interaction that should not end once you go home. The project
scales
experiences
down
into
an
and
curates
interactive
these
dwelling
intended to bring residents together in a connected spaces
community.
throughout
the
Interwoven building
public
creates
a
unique social landscape and will ultimately be beneficial to the community inside as well
as
in
the
surrounding
neighborhood.
Collaboration with Reid Young, B.Arch 2020
BASE VOLUME
PROGRAM DIVISION
STAGGER VOLUMES
LIFT + CANTILEVER
APARTMENT LEVELS
ATRIUMS
FITNESS CENTER DAY CARE
GREENHOUSE
RESIDENCES RESIDENCES LOUNGE
MECHANICAL
MECHANICAL CAFE
LIBRARY CO-WORKING SPACE ADMIN MEZZANINE MAIN LOBBY
VIEW FROM MAIN LOBBY LOOKING AT CAFE
adjacent apartment building
freight train lines parking garage entrance
24TH ST
REET
schuylkill river trail
main entrance
SITE PLAN/FIRST FLOOR BUILDING PLAN
adjacent office building
SANS
OM S TREE
T
1
CAFE
2
DAY CARE
3
CO-WORKING SPACE
4
LOUNGE
5
FITNESS CENTER
6
LIBRARY
6
5 4 3 2
1
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
N
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
studio (750 sq. ft.)
1 bed (1,000 sq. ft.)
2 bed (1,250 sq. ft.)
N
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN
studio (750 sq. ft.)
1 bed (1,000 sq. ft.)
2 bed (1,250 sq. ft.)
VIEW FROM 4TH FLOOR RAMP LOOKING AT LOUNGE
VIEW FROM WALNUT STREET BRIDGE LOOKING AT WEST SIDE OF BUILDING
MAIN MODEL ENTRANCE PHOTO
SECTIONAL MODEL OVERALL PHOTO
residence
transition
THRESHOLD CONCEPT DIAGRAM
SECTION A-A
SECTION B-B
public space
MAIN MODEL DETAIL PHOTO
MAIN MODEL OVERALL PHOTO
ENTRY SEQUENCE DIAGRAM
terra cotta battons GFRC panels (6’x8’) extended z-clip framing fixed operable windows transparent curtain wall fritted glass curtain wall extruded mullion profile brushed metal panels (6’x8’)
EAST ELEVATION
WEST ELEVATION
metal cap coping EPDM roof membrane sloped rigid insulation concrete slab
drop ceiling 12”x18” concrete column
AT ROOF CONNECTION
terra cotta batton fire stop GFRC panel 7/8” hat channel 4” batt insulation moisture barrier 5/8” gypsum board
operable window
AT TYPICAL APARTMENT LEVEL
finished floor concrete slab rigid insulation 6’x8’ metal panels 7/8” hat channel batting gypsum board
EXTERIOR TERRA COTTA SYSTEM
AT METAL PANEL TRANSITION
raised flooring mounted glass railing coping metal cap concrete deck spandrel glass 3� mineral wool
AT ROOF CONNECTION fritted glass CW steel column floor finish fire stop steel angle batt insulation gypsum board profiled mullion
vision glass
AT TYPICAL PUBLIC SPACE mullion connection
vision glass
steel column
bolt connection
ground mullion connection
EXTERIOR CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM
AT GROUND CONNECTION
02 BRIDGING MOVEMENT TRANSIT INSTITUTE OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY Chelsea, Manhattan, New York, NY | Spring 2019
This project explores the movement encouraged by rail transit and how it can be translated into an architectural form. Using the main element of a bridge, connections and relationships are interwoven between programs that ultimately reveal the inspiring qualities of moving between volumes. The main bridge element spans over a theoretical archaeological dig of the old rail tracks left behind by the New York Central Railroad before the highline was built. Found on the sites of 17-19th Streets and 10th Avenue in Chelsea, Manhattan, the dig becomes an intriguing element that encourages learning and respecting the past, while also making discoveries and advances towards the future of rail transit.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL DIG SITES
CROSSING TRACK INSPIRATION
VIEW OF MAIN SPACE LOOKING NORTHEAST
BRIDGE
PARTI
PROGRAM EXPANSION
BUILDING TRANSLATION
W
W
19T
H
EE
T
11
8 8
5
9 8
B-B
A-A
ST R
EE
T
4
3
19T
H
ST R
10
4
10
B-B 7
3 1 7
A-A
10
10 6
2
11
12
N 2’ 4’
8’
16’
32’
FIRST FLOOR PLAN
SECOND FLOOR PLAN
THIRD FLOOR PLAN
1 Entrance Lobby
4 Cafe
7 Research Offices
10 Exhibits
2 Lecture Space
5 Kitchen
8 Classrooms
11 Observation Deck
3 Archives
6 Admin Offices
9 Collaboration Space
12 Roof Top Deck
10
BRIDGE
BRIDGE
10
HIGHLINE
HIGHLINE
7 3
SECTION A-A 2’ 4’
8’
16’
1
SECTION B-B 32’
VIEW OF EXHIBITION SPACE
visual connection to dig below
EXPERIENTIAL MOMENTS
SECTIONAL PERSPECTIVE
circulation through steel structure
interstitial gap between program blocks and bridge
double-pane glazing wide flange metal panel finish clerestory glazing blocking
cable
glass
ROOF DETAIL
silicone joint wide flange steel angle support bolt connection
FLOOR DETAIL
BRIDGE PRATT TRUSS DIAGRAM
03 PROGRESSIVE PERCEPTION REDWOOD FOREST DWELLING Muir Woods National Monument, Mill Valley, CA | Spring 2019 This small dwelling in Muir Woods National Monument resulted f rom a study on experiential moments among an intense site condition and how they can be translated into a responsive architectural form. Redwood trees on this site grow up to 250 feet tall and have the ability to make an observer perceive scale in an entirely new way. This experience observation rendered into a vision cone parti, 3 distorted program blocks that point a dweller’s perception to different views, and an enclosure gradient system that accommodates to 3 specif ic experiential moments that were studied and highlighted during an extensive analysis. Ultimately, the dwelling becomes a place of peace and contemplation while living among these immense trees.
VISION CONE & RESULTING FORM
DISTORTED PROGRAM BLOCKS
ENCLOSURE GRADIENT
SUNRISE
SUNSET
MIDDAY
N 0’ 10’
TEMPERATURE
ATMOSPHERE
PRECIPITATION
40-70 degrees year-round
dry, foggy summers
rainy winters, 40 degrees average
30’
80’
SHADING naturally cool & shady from canopies
DENSITY OF TREES
PRIVATE, SECLUDED FORM Pre-cast concrete panels accomplish a contrast with the surrounding landscape while maintaining a structural and unique form, and resists moisture from the damp and foggy atmosphere.
FILTERED, AMBIENT LIGHT
FEELING SMALL
TRANSIENT, AMBIGUOUS FORM A channel glass curtain wall facade system ties back to the steel structure and softly filters light into the kitchen and dining space and works as an overall interstitial form.
OPEN, VAST FORM A clear curtain wall glazing system wraps the living space and is the tallest form, giving off the ethereal floating effect of feeing small yet surrounded by the immense trees.
LIVE DINE REST
0’
2’
4’
8’
16’
04 ECOINTEGRATION ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION CENTER Blue Bell Park, Philadelphia, PA | Spring 2017
This project is derived from the concept that it easy for people that live in a city to become blind to their proximity to nature and the biodiversity that surrounds them. Located in Blue Bell Park, East Falls, the center aims to provide a place close to the city that educates the people of Philadelphia about local flora and ecosystems through a fusion of nature and architecture. Green infiltration and air filtration strategies throughout the building along with an interactive class space and an outdoor theater attempts to accomplish this goal of immersing people with nature. Other important systems that accomplish this goal are vertical louvers that wrap the west curtain wall facade, a green wall and skylight along the interior east wall, and a green roof that blends seamlessly with the landscape above the building.
VIEW AT ENTRANCE LOOKING AT EXHIBIT
VIEW ON RAMP LOOKING AT CLASSROOMS
GREEN ROOF SYSTEM
UPPER LEVEL FLEX CLASSROOMS INTERACTIVE CLASS SPACE
ENTRY LEVEL PRIVATE OFFICES MULTIPURPOSE SPACE EXHIBIT RAMP CAFE ENTRY LOBBY
FACADE SYSTEM CURTAIN WALL GLAZING VERTICAL LOUVERS
OUTDOOR THEATER
05 URBAN REVITALIZATION TRANSIT HUB AND PUBLIC SPACE Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome, Italy | Fall 2018
Working with the urban void of the ruins of 4 ancient temples and a dense traff ic area in the city, this transit hub and public space works in Largo di Torre Argentina, Rome to accommodate the site’s dynamic needs. An initial analysis identif ied
the
two
unique
zones
and
the
architectural support they required. The transit hub, with two sidewalk entrance points that lead below street level, assists commuters with shelter and a place to track routes as they wait for the bus. The space also serves as an information gallery about the history of the ancient temples, which leads out to an open air public space for locals and tourists to get an eye-level view of the ruins.
traffic zone
transit hub pedestrian zone
IDENTIFIABLE ZONES
mini piazzas
RESULTING INTERVENTIONS
B-B
C-C
STREET LEVEL PLAN 8m
16m
SECTION C-C
B-B
piazza shelter
UNIFYING STRUCTURE
A-A
A-A
LOWER LEVEL PLAN
0m2m 4m
bus shelter
C-C
SECTION PERSPECTIVE A-A
SECTION PERSPECTIVE B-B
06 SHARSWOOD ECO-OFFICE SCHEMATIC NET POSITIVE OFFICE BUILDING Sharswood, Philadelphia, PA | Fall 2019
Located in the distressed and under-resourced neighborhood of Sharswood, this project intends to reconcile the community contributors and commercial investors of the area into an off ice building that will create opportunities for interaction and education through environmentally-conscious design. The project provides a co-working space for these stakeholders and many shared spaces for employees and community members in the neighborhood. With the goal of creating a netpositive energy building and a socially-driven work
environment,
the
Sharswood
Eco-Off ice
will initiate Sharswood’s evolution into a selfsustaining community that can act as a model of the potential other under-resourced neighborhoods.
Collaboration with Olivia DeAgro, B.Arch 2020 and Dillan Hobby, B.Arch 2020
ENERGY FORMAL MOVES N S
angle for southern exposure
excavate earth for subterannean daylighting
angle for optimal PV performance
implement “box within a box” passive strategy
CONTEXTUAL RELATIONSHIP IN NEIGHBORHOOD
sink down for energy savings
attach solar chimney at high point
LOCATION IN SHARSWOOD
SHARSWOOD STREET
N LAMBERT STREET
N 21ST STREET
N 22ND STREET
HARLAN STREET
MASTER STREET N
SITE PLAN Work Zone
Community Zone
PROGRAM BREAKDOWN & SEFAIRA ANALYSIS
Health Zone
Entry/Lobby Zone
Cafe Zone
pv panel green roof cooling
summer
winter
interior wall panel system
ridge vent roof system
ENERGY & PASSIVE SOLAR SYSTEMS
PV Array
Roof System
N
Interior Work Space Bike Storage
S
Entry Lobby/Lounge
SECTION A-A
Interior Work Space
conditioned unconditioned
Eco-Hub Lab Space
Earth Tubes
Thermal Chimney
SHARSWOOD STREET A-A
4
4 1
3 1 2
5
6
9
7
8
10
7
5 7
A-A
HARLAN STREET
N
STREET LEVEL PLAN - AT GRADE
1 Entrance Lobby
5 Lounge
9 Community Room
13 Collab Nook
2 Gym
6 Informal Meeting
10 Media Library
14 Conference Room
3 Locker Room
7 Perch
11 Kitchen
15 Office
4 Bike Storage
8 Cafe
12 Workstations
16 Hot Seat Stations
Work Zone
Community Zone
Health Zone
Entry/Lobby Zone
Cafe Zone
SHARSWOOD STREET
13
11
12
16 13
7 14
15
13 15
N
LOWER LEVEL PLAN - 1 BELOW GRADE
HARLAN STREET
15 7
7
15
15
01 Dattner Architects ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN FIRM New York, New York | Summer 2017, 2018
I worked at Dattner Architects during the summers of 2017 and 2018. Specif ically, I worked in the transportation and inf rastructure studio at Dattner and had the opportunity to work on multiple projects in New York City. This experience was incredibly formative to my early career in the professional world as I was able to help develop projects in a dense urban fabric. During my f irst summer at the f irm, I assisted with a scope development study on an existing NYPD Station House in Brooklyn, selected and presented materials for a GSA Federal Off ice in Manhattan, and created renderings and drawings for a presentation on a PATH train station in Harrison, New Jersey. My second summer at Dattner consisted of working full time on drawings for a Design Development submission for an NYPD Station House in Queens. I detailed, edited, and annotated drawings in Revit, as well as helped develop material selection for the interior of the building.
PATH HARRISON STATION - RENDERINGS
PATH HARRISON STATION - PLAZA LEVEL PLAN
NE STATION
WESTBOUND PLATFORM
PATH HARRISON STATION - FULL SECTION
AMTRAK NE CORRIDOR
EASTBOUND PLATFORM
SE STATION
CIRCULATION ANALYSIS - CURRENT 70TH PRECINCT
COMMUNITY
PUBLIC
CIRCULATION EXAMPLE - EXISTING 33RD PRECINCT
POLICE
NYPD 70TH PRECINCT - IDENTIFICATION OF VARIOUS USER GROUPS
NYPD 70TH PRECINCT - USER GROUP FLOW ANALYSIS
PRISONERS
VEHICLES
02 WRT Design ARCHITECTURAL, LANDSCAPE, PLANNING, & URBAN DESIGN FIRM Philadelphia, PA | May-December 2019
I worked at WRT full time during the summer of 2019 and part time during the fall semester of my 5th year of architecture school. Most of my time with the f irm consisted of advancing drawings in a construction document set for a 6-story mixed-use residential building. This experience expanded my knowledge of the programmatic demands of a residential project. This was also my f irst professional experience working through the details and intricacies of the building construction process. This construction knowledge was paired with having the opportunity to visit the sites of other projects within the f irm that were nearing completion. I interacted with contractors, developed punchlists, and was able to see drawings and details come to life. My f inal task at WRT consisted of working with a team on the schematic planning and unit layouts of the second phase of a residential project that had been on-going at the f irm.
PHASE III
PHASE II
PHASE I
PHASE IA
PHASE IIA
Residences
Community Spaces
Tenant Space
PHASE IV
KINDER PARK PHASE IV AERIAL VIEW
PLAN DETAIL AT DEMISING WALL
FIRST FLOOR RCP
KINDER PARK PHASING PLAN
PLAN DETAIL AT SHAFT WALL
WINDOW JAMB DETAIL
SECOND & THIRD FLOOR LOUNGE PLANS
New Construction Renovated Building Management & Maintenance Building Trash Corrals
YATES VILLAGE PHASE II AERIAL
VAN DE BOGART
UNITS
YATES VILLAGE PHASE II - PROPOSED UNIT ARRANGEMENT
%
EXISTING
173
1 BR
71
2 BR
106
3 BR
29
4 BR
5
TOTAL
221
NEW
46
22%
ACCESSIBLE
26
12%
VISITABLE
137
65%
RENOVATION CONVERSION
CHRISTINE DITARANTI christine.ditaranti@ jefferson.edu 973.768.8807